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WEITE m ummin L?N j?STEB mmWithin Four Hours ?fier tte*H|.ed His Fourth Man.John Morrison, Recently Acquitted ofStartler. Shot and Killed Will Floyd onthe Nain Street of Kershaw.Colombia, Oct. 2.-Afc Kershaw iameaster county, near the Kershawmnty line, last night, John Mor?ra, a white man, was lynched withfonx hours after he had killedlother white man, Will Floyd.According to the story sent by TheState's correspondent; at Kershaw,rrison, who was tried at the spring,jrm of the Kershaw county court aliden for killing a negro, yesterdaymoon met Floyd ana asked nina>r the loan of 10 c*nts. Floyd toldhe die: not have any change,?reu pen Morrison shot twice, oneLi taking effect in the right side ofcy d's back and the other strikingback par? of his arm and breakingie hone. The ?rsfc shot caused death.It is said that Morrison had told JimRobinson that he intended to killIFlcvdy and this is? corroborated by astatement which Morrison made later.(The afr air occurred , in the centralpart of the town and on the businessstreet. The citizens st once were"^arottsed and. from the start there wastalk of lynching. Morrison endeavor?ed to ecsape but was arrested and, itis said by The Sate's correspondent,that the town council and policemandid all in their power to protect him.?t was impossible to get any detailsfrom the scene last night, but it isevident that the mob did not wastevery mach time. The killing of Floydwas reported here at 7.-'5 p. m., andthc account of the lynching was re?ceived at 10 o'clock, it was simplystated that "the grim determined cit?izens of-the surrounding country wereso thoroughly satisfied that the mur?derer deserved the severest punish?ment they quietly, but-determinedlyoverpowered the police and spiritedMorrison away and the supposition istli&t they have hung him.7' Later,another dispatch was received saying:''Morrison said before being hungthat he did not want or need the 10cents, but asked for it from an enemyto raise, a fuss and that he had intend?ed for three or four years to kill- Floyd on an old grudge."Sheriff Hunter of Lancaster countywas informed of the murder of Floydand the probable lynching and en?deavored to reach the town of Ker?shaw to protect the prisoner. Be hadthe southbound freight chartered and. started immediately but, according to"The State's dispatch, he was a fewminutes too late to secure Morrison.The Kershaw Guards of Camden werealso hurried to the spot on a specialtrain. The town of Kershaw is 22miles from Camden and the same dis?tance from Lancaster, and is in Lan?caster county, although just on theline of Kershaw county.Floyd was Morrison's fourth viet m.Morrison was regarded naturally as adesc?rrate man. Floyd was the son ofMr." Robert S. Floyd. a sub?Sas?alcitizen living near Kershaw. The"yoong man was married and was afarmer and was said to be an excep?tionally fine young fellow, highlythought of. ^ Morrison was also aman.How Morrison Was Lynched,cia! to Thex State.Kershaw, Oct. 1.-Morrison was.taken from toe guard house about 20I .minutes before Sheriff Hunter andhis posse reached here. The crowdwas very orderly , and quiet, as one 200yards away could not. have told thatanything unusual was going on savefor the crowd of indignant people onthe street, who were remarkably qui et.The murderer was taken about onemile from town and given an opportu?nity to say why he committed theoowurdly act.^ A few of the party sug?gested that he be allowed bis requast,which was that he be given a trial,but Dis crime was such L cord bloodedone that bis doom was sealed. Whenhe realized that the crowd meant thathe snould meet his death he fought* and kicked desperately and tried hisDest to free himself. He was lynchedby being hung to a tree by a pair ofbuggy lines and then shot severaltimes. Morrison was of the lowesttype of human being and while thereare a pr eat many who begged for thelaw to be allowed to take its coursein the matter the prevailing senti?ment h?re is that he was served just* as he deserved.Sheriff Hunter and the posse search?ed for and found Morrison's body.He had in his pocket a watch arid apocket book with seven dollars in. it,besides two dimes and a five centpiece, which shows plainly that heonly wanted to borrow the 10 cents inorder to get a chance to kill FloydHis fight with the lynching party was adesperate one, as only sacb a desper?ate murderer would give. While hang?ing to the tree Morrison's face is astudy and shows in head and face atypi cal mu roarer.Sheriff Bunter received a messagefrom Gov. Hewyard to apprehend theguilty parties. Morrison shot Floydat G o'clock. The sheriff and possearrived at 8.20 and the militia fromCamden arrived a 8.40. All officers,tiie governor, railroad officials, sheriffand town authorities were not quickenough to save Morrison's neck,though they all executed orders andorders were obeyed with alacrity anddispatch.Died Pleading for His Life.At 2 o'clock this morning TheState's correspondent at Camden'phoned additional details, the corres?pondent having gone up on the specialtrain. He reports that the train wasdelayed in leading Camden becausethe railroad people required a cash de?posit before releasing it.Fioyd was unarmed and was shotwith his bands over his head andwhile be was begging for his life.Capt. J. W. Hamel, president of theState Law and Order league, was aneye witness. While Floyd was lyingon the ground in a dying condition hewas reviled and cuised by 1 is heart?less murderer.Morrison tried to make bis escape,but Mr. Jeff Godfrey, a cotton buyer,saw the crime and, stepping into hisoffice, got a pistol, and a? Morrisonapproached, covered the mcrder. Thelatter endeavored to cia* bis pistol,but a shot from Mr; Godfrey's pistol,caused bim to stop and the murdererwas seized.The news spread rapidly. ThereI had been few people in the town atthe time, but within half an hour 500men had gather ftom all parts of thesarrv>unding country. Their planswere weil iaid. They niauaged todarken the eleerie light in the neigh?borhood of the guardhouse, and thesix extra policemen whom the mayorhad deputized are said to have leftwhen the lights went out. Membersof the mob managed to slip ap on theregular policeman and overpoweredhim.When the Camden special left Ker?shaw at 1 o'clock a report had jestcome in that Morrison's body hadbeen found about a mile from town,swinging to the limb of a tree, hisneck broken by the use of a pair ofbuggy lines, and that at least two bul?let wounds were in his body.Morrison was a native of North Car?olina, had been a Southern railwayemploye, and the Camden correspond?ent, confirmed the report that this washis fourth victim.-The State.BALTIC FLEET STARTS EAST SQON.War io Far East Will Depend UponIssue of Sea Fight After Arri?va! cf Baltic Squadron.St Petersburg, Oct. 3, 2 a. ra.Annnouncement is made that EmperorNicholas will visit Reval on Tuesdayto bid farewell to the Baltic squadron.After months of preparation andseveral false starts it is believed thatthe squadron is at last on the eve ofits departure upon its long journey.A division in the admiralty has exist?ed throughout the period of prepara?tion regarding- the advisability ofsending out the squadron, but withthe decision to double the size of theManchurian Army, and press the warwith vigor, the logic of those whofor months have insisted that everyavailable ship should be dispatched tothe far east has finally prevailed.The argument that no complete vic?tory over the Japanese is possible un?less the command of the sea is wrest?led from them could not ^9 overcome,and though much valuable time hasbeen lost and the moment seems in?auspicious, it is officially intimatedthat an irrevocable decision has beentaken to dispatch the Baltic fleeteven if the Port Arthur squadronshould be annihilated- before its ar?rival there.It is realized that the squadron,which, on paper, is about equal iofighting strength to that of the Japa?nese fleet, will be much better ableto encounter the foe now than nextspring, after tnt Japanese ships havehad all winter to clean, repair andrefit. vWhile hopes are still entertainedthat Port Arthur may be able to holdont until the appearance of the Balticfleet, the question of the fall of thatstronghold does not, apparently, entergreatly into the calculations of theadmiralty. The only thing expectedof the Port Arthur squadron is tobreak ont of the harbor and inflict asmuch damage as poAible upon Admir?al Togo's fleet. Such ships as escapeare expected to make their way toVladivostok, where the repairs uponthe cruiser Bogatyr are understood tohave been practically completed, andthose on the Rossia and Gromoboi arenearing completion.The question of the war in the fareast will depend upon the issue ofsea fight after the arrival of the Balticfleet Vladivostok, although ice-boundin winter for commercial ships, caneasily be kept open for a fleet of warvessels by means of ice breakers. . Ifthe Japanese fleet is caught in such aweakened condition that the Balticships are able to win a victory, offi?cials here hold that other problemswill solve themselves, and with Japa?nese communications severed the Japa?nese army on the mainland will be atthe mercy of Russia. ,This boldly announced programmeseems to stake the whole issue uponsea fighting. The Japanese ships, itmust be remembered, have been inactive service seven months. No mat?ter how greatly the efficiency of the.guns and the. speed of the vessels havebeen impaired, the crews of AdmiralTogo's ships have enjoyed the prestigeof continuous victories, while op?posed to them will be a fleet of brandnew ships, more of less untired andnone of which have yet fired a shotin actual warfare, and whose crewshave never yet been under fire.DAILY MARKET REPORT.Special by Ware & Leland's PrivateWire.NEW YORK COTTON.Open High Low Close.Jan. 10 90 10 06 9 80 9 98Feb. 10 01March 9 97 10 08 9 SS 10 C6April - 10 C9May 10 02 10 15 9 95 10 12Oct 9 70 9 89 9 63 9 82Nov. 9 73 9 87 9 65 9 86Dec 9 83 10 02 9 75 9 95^New York spots unchanged middling' Total port receipts today notshown vs. 93,922 last week, vs. 63,232last year.CHICAGO MARKETS.._ Opening. Closing.WHEATMay, 113 2- 112 6Dec., 113 1- 112 4CORNMay, 49 1- 49 6Dec., 51 1- 51 2OATSMay., 33 3- 33 3- iDea, 312- 31 2- IPORKOct" 11.80 IL 75Jan., 13.52 13.45LARDMay., 7.70 7.05 iOct., 7.75 7.70Jan., 7.67 7.60K?BSMay., 7.10 7.10Oct., 7.9? 8.00Jan., 7.00 6.97Washington, Oct 4.-On the conven?ing of the Unit d States Courr or ap?peals for the District of Colomb a thismorning, the appeal of August W.Machen and co-defendants in the postoffice conspiracy cases was set for hear?ing on October 18th.TUE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.Politics and Other Matters Gather?ed by Our Regular CorresponIt cannot be denied that there is jless smoke in the political sky than jwhen I wrote yon last. The differencebetween the parties is more obvionsand better defined. Judge Parker'sletter of acceptance has come into thesolution and precipitated the con?crete issue?, tending to clarify thewhole discussion. It has inducedsomething like activity where beforewas au indifference that seemed likeparalysis, and it lias given the cue toan army of stump orators who had notquite decided w?at to say next.Judge Parker's silence caused a tre?mendous clamor in all Republicancircles prior to bis acceptance, but nowthat bc hhs spoken and fractured thatsilence all to pieces, the clamor isten times greater. It seems difficultto satisfy them.$Ex-Seifator Towne says "perhapsthe sharpest point, if not the mosteffective utterance in the Judge's let?ter is Iiis defiant acceptance of Roose?velt's challenge on the pension order.Would you dare to revoke thatorder?" Asked the President. "Yee,j I would instantly," replied the Judge,"and depend upon Congress to passthe requisite laws, instead of issuingthem from the White House." Thebeauty of this pugnacious retort isthat it does not admit of any answerwhatever.Another sentence which is beingcirculated in display type from theCongresisonal headquarters is thatwhich affirms that "The traditionalpolicy of the country, as formulatedby its first president, condemns thedoctrine that a great state, by reasonof its strength, may rightfullly appro?priate the sovereignty or territory ofa small state on account of its weak?ness. We claim no rights and willassume, no functions, save those of afriend and of an ally and defenderagainst European aggression." Thecivil war in Uruguay is at an end,and Honduras and Guatemala haveassured Uncle Sam that they regardhim only as a generous and benignprotector, but Judge Parker's wordswill do more to strengthen their con?fidence than President Roosevelt'sdeeds.Come, 0, my Muse! and don't re?fuse to give your views about thenews :"I'm virtue embodied," the RoughRider said it,"The southern republics need notbe afraid.i If they're peaceful and always keepcash to their creditThey'll get my distinguished protec?tion and aid.Bil never insult them, or fire ontheir banners,Or fight them, or gobble them ' up, ifthey're good :That is, if they imitate us in theirmannersAnd always behave as I th i uk thatthey should.I'll never send down there a bombor a bulletjOr answer them back with a jibe or ataunt ; .A treaty is sacred-I'll never annulitOr rob them unless they have some?thing we want."Republicans hereaway are trying tomake something of Roosevelt's publi?cation of the letter from GovernorWright of the Philippines saying thafc"a dangerous ferment" is caused inthe islands by the agitation of theirindependence "by the Democratic par?ty. They call attention to th_ factthat Wright used to be a Democrat, asif that settled the question. It doesnot. Taft used to be an anti-imperi?alist, and were not Lonsgtreet andMosby very active Democrats untilthey were appointed to office and keptin office by the Republican party, anddid they . ever thereafter swerve fromtheir allegiance to it? Wright used tobe a Democrat; till a Republican presi?dent gave him a 830,000 office : but noman is a Democrat who holds that theDeclaration of Independence is afarce, and that governments do notderive their just powers from the con?sent of the governed. By the way,* itis now undertood that Wright's proc?lamation was sent by cable to the Pres?ident, which sufficiently indicates itsanimus and purpose.Justice Phelps of Massachusetts hasapologized to the British FunctionaryGurney for arresting him for drivioghis automobile too fast. Internation?al law certainly puts the justice tech?nically in the wrong, but commonsense justifies him. Let us wait andsee what the English will do withGurney. He certainly onght to bepunished by somebody, for if it is otablisbed that a foreign minister'sfactotom can commit any crime andbe exempt from punishment, it maybecome more fashionable for Ameri?cans to go armed.Your correspondent called thismorning on Mr. James Langman, theconfidential adviser of the Snltan ofMorocco and Premier of the Empire,who is in town this week. It was thisdistinguished American who climbedj over the mountains, found the banditRaisouli, and paid over the money forthe ransom of Perdicaris. "Yes, it! wa? somewhat risky," he admitted.I "I had known Raisouli for years and! we were afraid of each other's treacb! ery. He had a regiment of fcwo orthree hunderd soldiers close by. Heinvited me into a lint for the parley,but I declined. Wliat's this I bearin Washington about "Perdicarisalive or Raisouli dead" bavins beensent by John Hay to the Sultan? ?never heard of it till now. I was theI Sultan's agent arid in th? closest asso?ciation with him. Between you andme, 1 don't, believe any such messagewas ever sent to him. Would't haveheard of it? Mr. Langman is a high?ly educated, polite, and engagingI man, swarthy, and with a frank undcordial manner. He is the Sultan'srepresentative at the St. Louis exhibi?tion, whither he is bound.The president is annoyed and embar?rassed by receiving leters asking himwhy he does not issue an executive !order expelling Reed Smoot from thc. Senate. Neither the president nor Mr. Ii Loeb replies to them.; Chief Engineer Wallace, of tue! Panama Commission, announces that! George Ebie, H youth just out of colI b ye, has solved the great Panama Ca: nal problem by finding that the tor?rential Charges can he twisted roundand .-ent down into the Pacific, at asaving of $20,000,00. Tims is our saleration ordained ont of the months ofbabes and sucklings. I we wait realhard wc shall find out how muchtruth tbete is in this.THE FALL FESTIVAL.Tho General Committee is Hard at Workand Plans are Taking Shape Rapidly.The executive committee of TheSumter Fall Festival met at 5 o'clockMonday afternoon. Present: E. F.Haynsworth, H. F. Wilson, W. L.Lee, W. W. McKagen, J. L. Alnut,J. A. Schwerin, E. L Reardon, H.T. Edens, H. G. Osteen, Abe Eyttenberg, D. J. Chandller, .j. H. Levy,W. S. Graham, Dr. J. A. Mood, E.S. Hood, Dr. E. S. Booth, MayorGeo. W. Dick, and Mr. F. H. McMaster of The Columbia State.Minutes of the executive committeemeeting of Sept. 26th, 1904, wereread and confirmed.Maj. H. F. Wilson stated that aspecial committee, namely Messrs.Marion Moise, J. A. Mood, H. F.Wilson, D. J. Chandler, H. G.Osteen, had appeared before CityCouncil, and that City Council hadappropriated $400 out of licenses andother privileges for the Carnival fund,aud^had specified that Mr. W. W. Mc?Kagen of the police force should col?lect all licenses and turn shem over tothe City Clerk and Treasurer.On motion of H. F. Wilson, W. W.McKagen was elected chairman ofcommittee on concessions and privi?leges, as previously appointed by theofficers of the Fall Festival.Dr. E. S. Booth reported the livestock show as an assured fact and ask?ed for $200 more as absolutely neces?sary to build stalls and for other ex?penses.Mr. J. H. Levy reported that hebad appointed his committee o? tradesdisplay and progress was being made.Mr. D. J. Chandler reported thatbe had anointed D. A. Minor, Wm.Moran and. Louis Lyons on a decorat?ing committee and Mrs. E. S. Hood,Mrs. Agnes Bogiu, aud Miss MarieDurant as the Ladies' AuxiallaryCommittee to visit residences and urgepeople to decorate their homes.W. S. Graham, reported rules andregulations being formulated for thefiremen's tournament and that thec - nmittee is corresponding with firecompanies. He did not think thecommittee could secure many hoseteams, but was satisfied that we couldhave the firemen's tournament. Mr.E. S Hood, of the firemen's tourna?ment committee reported substantial?ly "the same as to firemenz's tourna?ment as expressed by Mr. Graham.Mr. J. A. Schwerin reporred corres?pondence with a number of free streetattractions and suggested that theappropriations be increased to $450.Dr. J. A. Mood reported that hehad appointed T. B. Jenkins and LC. Stranss on automobile race com?mittee. He was in correspondence with! a number cf automobilists and paidthat if sufficient prize money wasoffered that he was satisfied that hecould make the automobile races thebiggest advertising feature that Sum?ter ever had.On motion of H F. wilson the ap?propriation for automobile races wasincreased from $500 to $750, if somuch should be necessary.Maj. W. L. Lee reported that theSumter Light Infantry had donated agold medal for the individual prizedrill, that the company was enthusi?astic over Military Day and would en?ter the contest and was making effortsto induce other companiies to enter,and which they were satisfied wouldbe here.Mr. Abe Eytttenberg for advertisingcommittee reported stationery printedand other work in rgard to advertis?ing the festival progressing as rapidlyas possible nntil some definite appro?priations were made for prizes. J. L.Alnut, for transportation committeereported that he had asked the rail?roads for one-half fare within a radiusof 300 miles of Sumter and that therailroad companies would get out ad?vertising posters for the Fall Festival.Dr. Geo. W. Dick stated that theCharleston Fall Festival dates werethe same as the Sumter Fall Festivaldates and suggested that the Charles?ton Fall Festival Committee be re?quested to change tbeir| dates so asnot to conflict with ours. PresidentHaynsworth was requested to take thematter np with authorities of theCharleston Fall Festival.On motion ot D. J. Chandler thecolored people are to be permitted tjparticipate in the trades display and tocompete in the live stock show and tocontribute,to the Fall Festival subjectto'tbe rules and regultinos of the var?ious committees controlling the same,and that the finance committee ap?point a committee of colored individ?uals to solicit contributions amougtheir race to be turned over to H. G.Osteen, treasurer of the Fall Festi?val.On motion of J. L. Alnut, II. G.Osteen was requested to advertise inThe Daily Item otice about the yotingcontest for the Queen of the Fall Fes?tival. Each vote shall be accom?panied by 10 cents to be part of thegeneral festival fund, that votes becounted, and published each day inThe Daily Item, contest to start Oeto-.ber 15th. and to close November 19that 12 o'clock noon Each chairmanwas requested to report at next meet?ing of the executive committee theamount and number of prizes theypropose to offer. F . H. McMaster ofThe. Columbia State asked all of thechairmen of committees to have theirphotographs taken immediately atHart's studio, to be printed in a gran?tons special write up of the Fal Festi?val by the Columbia State, and statedthat the columns of the ColumbiaState will be used in every way tohelp make the Sumter Fall Festivala great success.On motion of Mr. J. L. Alnut, theexecutive committee unanimously, byrising vote,tendered to Mr. F. H.McMaster and the, Columbia Statetheir thanks for their interest andassistance.Secretary iNardon reported for theLadie>' Finance Committee that thiscommittee had organized, that theladies were enthusiastic and hard atwork soliciting contributions.Mr. H. G. Osteeu and Mr. F. H.McMastter, of the State, were requested to take charge of a special write upof the Fall Festival in the State.The committee adjourned to meet at4 oz'clock Monday, October 10th.E. I. Eeardon, Sec.Non-spillable safety ink. 5 cents abottle, at Osteen's Book Store.'GENUINE PERUVIANGUANO.Se'ls itself. None better. 10,000 tons now offered for sale.Nitrate of Soda,Muriate of Potash,German Kainit.BARBY i CO.Are Headquarters.g?S* Get our prices, please.AN OPPORTUNITY.We are now offering the magnificent plantation known asShady Side, containing 750 acres, situated 3* miles West ofSumter. This place has a nice 8-room dwelling, thirteen ten?ant houses, and a fine orchard In fact 'tis an ideal home jforyou. Better see us a1)out it.WHITE & MCCALLUM,Real Estate and Insurance Agents,PHONE NO*. 143. S??2ITBE, S- C. OFFICE NO. 18 S. MAIN ST.Mcb9-lyHagood Reflections.I When Wolf was ascending theheights of Abraham he was repeatingi Gray's elegy. Afterward it seemedvery much in place. Grace in a fool,like a jewel in a hog's snout is muchout of place. Whether the Latin wasont of place I say not, bat when inthe act of raising a bucket of slop Iexclaimed "Mirabile dicta," a quanti?ty of it pourd into my bosom I feltwell, much, but I did not cuss. Butsome man will say "Is a Latin scholarcarrying slop to hogs?" There are peo?ple who know no Latin who carry noslops to hogs because they have nohogs, nor aught else of account, butslop.B There are people, some corn withsiiverspoons etc., that are growing jpoorer every day, all because theymust hire .Tom, Dick and- Harry todo every thing, while their ?ne sonssit back in the shade and bleach.Some bleach only a degree because ofa degree, and poor souls, ia an enort,the effort of their lives, to get on thetop shelf something broke; it wastheir credit ; something was lost ; therespect of their equals. That is worsethan spilling slop in your bosomwhile repeating Latin phrases.Brother, there is no disgrace in jhonest toil, be that what it may ; who |excels in it, is a hero. Said a wealthy jtanner to one who remarked* thathis was dirty work, "but it is clean Imoney."One man said to another at hard jlabor, 1 L would never kill myself at jwork when I could get a negro to do jit," I have heard with the hearing iof, but mine eye hath yet to see, the,man who killed himself at work. ;,With Caffie in the big road and | ?the cotton in the field a fellow is jobliged to hustle cr something will jsuffer. Some folks do hustle all day !tryiog to get aoother to do a half jhoar job, and are more fatigued than jif they hud done it themselves. Here is jthe man that kills himself, in down- jright worry over a bit of work. There !is a grain of wheat in this chaff, as jyou will find if you sift it.All the sight some people have ishied sight, else why are they always !ia trouble. A bit of foresight will jmake a fellow try wheo he is casting ihis crop, to make some provision for jgathering it. The proverb says thatfools learn in no school but that of !experience. I doubt much if they jlearn in that. The singed moth strcggles to return to the blaze. It snems !hard to believe, but the Bcok assuresus that there are who are ever learn?ing, bat are uever able to come to theknowledge of the truth.Cottoa is being harveted in excel?lent condition. Never in all its his- itory bas . this community producedsucn fine crops, their abundancemakes labor seem scarcer 'than it is.Hagood.mm ,TI ? .*?.. Him ? -AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN.Situations in Post Office Paying a Mini?mum of $500 a Year.A civil service examination will beheld in this city within a few weeksfor the purpose of filling vacancies inthc list of those elegible for appoint?ment to positions in the PostoflSce andpostal service. Applications for per?mission to stand the examination mustbe filled with Mr. B. R. Sanders, thesecretary of the local board, on or be.fore October 12th. There are now sev?eral desirable positions to oe filled assoon as the examination shall havebeen held, and, as women are elegibleto appointment, the writer would sug?get that some of the young ladies whoare depeudent upon their on exertionsfor a support, take the examination.One or more of the positions nowvacant pay $T>00 a year for the firstyear, and thereafter a larger salary.The work is not heavy and the situation is permanent, inefficiency or mis?conduct being the only grounds fordismissal. A position in the post- joffice at $500 per yeai* is certainly |more desirable than some of the situa?tions that young ladies now fill in thiscity.ORIENTAL OPENINGAt Shwartz Bros.. Dry Goods Emporium. Yesterday.Sumter has rarely seen as magnificenta display as that offered on Mondayat the Palace Dry Goods Emporium ofMessrs. Schwartz Bros. In every de?partment, dry goods, millinery, shoes,carpets and notions, each detail wascomplete, and attested the good tasteand untiring energy of the proprie?tors. The principle- decorations werein the Japanese colors, and the colorscheme was carried^out with markedability throughout every department.From early morning until late atnight, the store was thronged withladies, who were unanimous in theirpraises of the goods displayed.In the dry goods department wereshown products of the looms of boththis and foriegn countries. The silks,velvets, robes and trimmings beingunrivalled in beauty, while the suitsand wraps compared favorably withthose shown in large establishmentsof the north.Special attention was given to thegrand millinery exhibit, which wasunequalled in its beauty. This de?partment is presided over by MissSallie McDonald, aided by northernmilliners, who might well be pleasedwith the criticism heard on everyside. The "creations" were exactcopies of imported models.The house-keeping department wasreplete with exquisite damasks andlinens. The rugs and carpets gave ev?idence of careful selection, and merit?ed the admiration so lavishly bestow?ed. In the shoe department thesame care had been given. Among va?rious makes was noted the far-famed"Dorothy Dodd."Altogether, no finer exhibit of drygoods has ever been shown in Sumter.The attractive decorations of the win?dows, was repeated throughout theestablishment, and our city may wellboast of thc enterprise of her mer?chants.The dispensary sold more than $3,200worth of liquor week before last-$1,118worth on Saturday. In this connec?tion it is interesting to note that thecotton receipts that week were only3,249 bales. The dispensary got $1 forevery bale sold on this market.The books of registration were openMonday for the last time prior tothe general election next month andthere were more applicant0 for certifi?cate than there have beeng for quite awhile. Nevertheless there were not asmany certificates issued as thereshould have been, considering the largenumber of Democrats who are fullyqualified but still *nnregistered. Therewere about 75 certificates issued towhites and probably 25 to negroes.STATEMENT OFTHE SUMTER SAVINQS BINKAt Close of Business, September 30.1904.RESOURCES.Loans, $112,807 48Due from Banks and Cash onhand 23,285Furniture and Fixtures, 1,000 00Total, $143,092 84LIABILITIES.Capital Stock, $25,000 00Deposits, 102,478 14Ke-Discounts 10,000 GODividends unpaid, 18 00Undivided Profits, 5,596 70Total, ?143,092 84L, Geo. L. Kicker, Cashier of the above?named Bank, do solemly swear that theabove statement is true to the beet of myknowledge and belief.GEO. L. BICKER, Cashier.Sworn to before me this 4th da) ofOctober, 1904.R. L. EDMUNDS, Notary Public, S. C.Correct Attest :H. KARBY, President,G. A. LEMMON,I). J. CHANDLER,Oct 5 Directors.